Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Before we move onto the next item of business, with the concurrence of the Senate I would like to recommit a vote that was taken earlier in the day. It was in relation to general business notice of motion No. 588. The result was called on the voices and it was resolved in the negative.

Senator Siewert, who was the mover of that motion, has ascertained that that may not have been the correct reflection of the vote. There was a lot of noise in the chamber at the time, and I called it on the voices I heard. Senator Siewert in goodwill did not interrupt the proceedings then, because we moved into the debate on Closing the Gap. I thank Senator Siewert for her patience and, with the concurrence of the Senate, I will now recommit that vote.

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 588 be agreed to.

Question agreed to.